This day marked the maiden flight of the fastest bomber in history, the American XB-70 Valkyrie. It was t ...

This day marked the maiden flight of the fastest bomber in history, the American XB-70 Valkyrie. It was truly a massive aircraft, with a maximum weight of 246 tons, comparable to a Boeing 747 Jumbo Je ...

"The Hobbit", one of the most successful novels of the 20th century in the field of fiction, was publishe ...

"The Hobbit", one of the most successful novels of the 20th century in the field of fiction, was published on this day in 1937. It was written by the 45-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien, a Professor of Anglo-S ...

Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, the only Armenian who has ever received a high rank of Marshal of the Soviet Unio ...

Marshal Ivan Bagramyan, the only Armenian who has ever received a high rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union, died on this day in 1982. Hovhannes Baghramyan was his name in the Armenian language (Hovhan ...

The first prototype of the B-29 Superfortress bomber flew for the first time on this day in 1942. The dev ...

The first prototype of the B-29 Superfortress bomber flew for the first time on this day in 1942. The development of this American heavy bomber had started before World War II, but the U.S. Army start ...

Hungarian and Croatian king Andrew II of the Arpad dynasty died on this day in 1235. The king was a promi ...

Hungarian and Croatian king Andrew II of the Arpad dynasty died on this day in 1235. The king was a prominent crusader leader and personally led his men during the Fifth Crusade. Andrew II was the son ...